Cuba
1979, 121 minutes, Rated M
Sean Connery (Entrapment) and Brooke Adams (Gas Food Lodging) lead an all-star cast in this sweeping story of two old flames caught up in the chaos, fury and exhilaration of Cuba's revolution. Directed by Richard Lester (A Hard Day's Night) and written by Charles Wood (The Charge of the Light Brigade), Cuba is an exciting and "intelligent thriller" (Robert Ebert).
Havana, Cuba 1959. A tropical isalnd paradise is on the brink of revolution. Robert Dapes (Connery) is a cynical mercenary who come to the country at the request of one of Batista's most corrupt functionaries, General Bello (Martin Balsam). Once there, he finds himself unable to ignore the brutality and depravity of the Batista regime - or Alexandra Pulido (Adams), an old lover who is now married to a wealthy Cuban landowner. Surrounded by volitile guerilla fighters and the human vultures present at all coups, he must come to terms with himself and his shifting views if he has any thought of getting out...alive.
- Director:
- Richard Lester [12],
- Starring:
- Sean Connery [73], Denholm Elliott [23], Hector Elizondo [24], Martin Balsam [30], Lonette McKee [5], Brooke Adams [6], Alejandro Rey [12], Chris Sarandon [13], Jack Weston [6], Danny De La Paz [2],
- Screen Formats:
- Full Frame 1.33:1
- Language and Sound:
- English Dolby Digital Stereo
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